General Contractor Takeoff Software
Track areas, lengths, counts, and scope items in one place so your team can build organized bid packages and move faster from plans to pricing.
- Sitework
- Concrete
- Framing
- Drywall
- Roofing
- Finishes
How zzTakeoff works for General Contractors
A simple three-step workflow to move from plans to estimate-ready quantities.
Upload your plans
Measure quantities
Price it & bid it
Faster multi-trade takeoffs. Accurate bids.
zzTakeoff gives general contractors a straightforward way to review drawings, quantify scope, and keep estimating work consistent across every project.
- Measure every trade's scope right off the plans
- Auto-calculate quantities for every bid package from your measurements
- Price out material, labor, and equipment in one place
Stay on Top of Revisions
When drawings shift, your team needs a faster way to review what changed. zzTakeoff makes it easy to compare affected sheets and verify quantities so you do not have to start from scratch.
- Overlay old and new drawings to spot every change instantly
- See exactly which trades an addendum affects
- Update your quantities in minutes instead of starting over
Structure Your Estimate by Scope of Work
Organize your takeoffs the way you bid the work, so quantities roll up into bid packages that are easy to review, price, and hand off.
- Phase your takeoff by building, level, or bid package
- Categorize quantities by CSI division or trade
- Itemize your bid breakdown to match how owners want to see it
See how much faster your next general contractor takeoff can be
Turn general contractor quantities into estimates.
Why General Contractors choose zzTakeoff
Use a simpler digital workflow to capture quantities, review scope, and keep your estimating process consistent.
Quantity math done for you
Enter your assumptions once and takeoffs auto-convert into material quantities for every trade. No spreadsheet gymnastics or math errors.
One measurement, multiple quantities
A single takeoff can drive multiple related quantities via assemblies, from concrete volumes to framing counts to finish areas. Measure once, quantify everything.
Fast tools for repetitive scope
Count tools plus duplicate and convert features handle the doors, fixtures, and typical layouts that repeat across a full plan set.
Search the plans, don't hunt
Instantly find every callout like "alternate" or "by owner" across a full drawing set instead of scanning sheet by sheet.
Bid more jobs in less time
AI auto-naming, sheet numbering, and auto-scaling cut plan setup from hours to minutes, so you get more bids out the door and a better hit rate.
Collaborate on big bids
Estimators, PMs, and Precon Managers can work on the same project simultaneously. Split up a large plan set by trade or division and experience the power of teamwork.
Handle addenda without redoing work
Overlay and compare when an addendum moves walls or reworks the site plan, then adjust only the affected trades instead of starting over.
Cloud and mobile access from anywhere
Check quantities from the jobsite, a pre-bid walk, or the office on your phone, tablet, Mac, or PC. No install, no VPN, no waiting to get back to your desk.
Easy switch from PlanSwift, Bluebeam & OST
Import your existing PlanSwift and Bluebeam jobs, and bring your PlanSwift and OST templates with you, so you can hit the ground running instead of rebuilding your library from scratch.
★★★★★Great Tool for Excavation and Site Utilities“zzTakeoff has been a great tool for Kellenberger Inc., an excavation and site utilities company based in Northern Illinois. We use zzTakeoff on a daily basis to perform pre-construction takeoffs and assist with accurate cost proposals. We appreciate the ability to perform simple quantity takeoff reports but also build complex formulas to calculate material, removal of dirt spoils, stone import, and include labor production.”
General Contractor estimating software FAQs
Yes. General contractors can measure areas, lengths, counts, and determine material, labor and equipment across multiple trades, then organize quantities by bid package, phase, level, or alternate.
zzTakeoff gives teams a cleaner quantity record so they can compare coverage, check missed items, and review drawings before committing to final bid numbers.
Yes. Teams can revisit affected sheets using the overlay feature, re-check quantities, and adjust the changed scope without rebuilding every takeoff from scratch.
Group takeoff items by bid package, CSI division, phase, or alternate as you measure. Each trade's areas, lengths, and counts stay separated for review, and the organized quantities feed your material, labor, and equipment calculations before bid day.
Yes. Because you have your own quantity record for each trade, you can compare subcontractor proposals against your takeoff, spot missing coverage or double-counted scope, and ask better questions before awarding the work.
Measure alternates as their own groups so base-bid and alternate quantities never mix. When an owner adds or drops an alternate, the affected quantities are already separated and your estimate updates without re-measuring.
Yes. zzTakeoff runs in a browser, so PMs and senior estimators can open the same project, see how each quantity was measured, and review scope from the office or jobsite without installing software or duplicating work.
Yes. GC teams use it on ground-up commercial projects, tenant improvements, and custom-home builds alike. The same measure-and-group workflow applies whether you're organizing twenty trades on a commercial bid or a handful of subs on a house.
Upload plans as PDF, PNG, JPG, or TIFF files, including architectural, structural, civil, and trade sheets, and measure directly on them in the browser. Quantities stay linked to the sheets they came from, which makes bid-day review much faster than paper or spreadsheets.
Start a 14-day free trial (no credit card required), upload the plan set for a bid you're already working on, and build your bid packages in zzTakeoff. Most teams know within one real project whether the workflow fits.
Ready to speed up your general contractor takeoffs?
Use zzTakeoff to improve quantity accuracy, estimate faster, and simplify your project workflow.